Who We Are…

September 20, 2016

We are the South River Sentinels Rugby Football Club, an established 501(c)3 rugby club serving the South Metro area suburbs. We are governed by the Minnesota Youth Rugby Association and serve boys and girls in grades 6 – 12. We have a history of multiple division and state championships. Our players have the ability to earn

Thursday August 9th – New Student Orientation and Activities Fair @ Lakeville North High School from 6:30 to 7:30pm Wednesday August 29th – Prior Lake’s Freshmen Orientation from 6:00-8:30pm Monday September 17th – 2018 Fall Community Fest @ Prior Lake High School from 6:00-8:30pm

With a victory on Saturday, the Minnesota Men faced a determined Iowa side who narrowly defeated CARFU 32-34. Minnesota set the pace with early tries and was up 22-0 at the half. Iowa continued to fight, but Minnesota able to hold off a valiant come back effort with the match ending 32-29 in Minnesota’s favor.

Have you heard? The Philadelphia Eagles just drafted a “monster” rugby player, Jordan Mailata, with a stellar highlight reel from his games with Australia’s South Sydney Rabbitohs team. Learn more below: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/04/29/the-eagles-drafted-a-player-who-hasnt-played-a-down-of-football/

Click on the registration Tab and register for both South River and MYR (Minnesota Youth Rugby). If you are new to rugby please feel free to check out a few practices before registering. If you have questions please do not hesitate to reach out to either of the coaches. We would be glad to assist

Some Great Basics Info from the All Blacks Rugby: http://partner.allblacks.com/rugby101 A More In-Depth Look at Rugby from USA Rugby (pdf): https://usarugby.org/documentation/college/ncaa/irb-rugby-primer.pdf Here’s a Look at One Particular Rule… Tackle: A rugby tackle: tackles must be below the neck with the aim of impeding or grounding the player with the ball. To stop a player running